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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
2
The senate finance committee approved a plan to raise spending by $116,000,000 and shift war appropriations amid broader fiscal maneuvering. The House managers push a five to eleven strengthening of the Soldiers' bill as the president backs the measure.
All principal officers are reelected at the 1914 United Brethren Young People's Christian Endeavor union convention in Marion. The next session will be June 16 to 18, with a plan for wider organic union with the Methodist Protestant church and a single Indiana conference. New officers include Burke Jackson as vice president and Alonzo Meyer as musical director. Bishop Fout of Dayton addressed the session before adjournment.
Sheriff White and deputies arrested a traveling gypsy camp after two National Military Home veterans claimed their fortunes were swindled. The caravan of four wagons with around a dozen adults and children was seized, searched, and the money allegedly stolen found none. The group was ordered to leave the city.
International convention of the United Powder and High Explosive Workers closes with election of officers including President C. A. Blaser of Pittsburgh and Vice Presidents Ira Sharpneck Columan Paul Bennet.
The piece describes Oxford University’s 21 colleges with emphasis on New College founded by William de Wykeham. It notes its age, influence on architecture and education, and contrasts medieval student life with strict rules, routines, and limited recreation.
A T P Weekly note praises the postcard as a successful, complete low cost medium in India where stamps and envelopes are spared the water and gum issue. The practice of reading others letters by all, and the public interest in postcards, reflects wide engagement with this new communication tool.
A man describes a terrible rush day at the office with four book agents, visiting friends, two to fix wiring, two to hang awnings, and many details making it hard to leave for the ball game. He laments the disruption of his schedule.
A teacher tries to explain supply and demand to a class as Johnnie Binks reveals his family’s midmarket stance: their father, a middleman, advises the family to stay quiet about prices. The exchange highlights a child’s view of high living costs and a parent's economic role.
A visitor tells the trainer beside the Hoga that it requires four years of education to prepare a lion for circus life, highlighting the training and preparation involved.
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